The Life and Achievements of Maya AngelouMaya Angelou inspired me in more ways than one and I had to write about her. When Maya speaks people listen. He has this wisdom that only a few have, especially when life hasn't always been great. He turned tragedy into triumph and helped others do so. So, Maya has proven to too many women, especially black women, that you can be successful, even if you had a child in your teenage years. It is proof that with determination nothing is unattainable. I chose to write the article as a chronology of Maya Angelou's life. I started with the birth and ended with the present, as Maya is still alive. Maya Angelou is not only a poet, but an author, activist, professor, and screenwriter. Maya Angelou was actually born Marguerite Annie Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri. Both Maya and her brother Bailey were sent to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. The move occurred when Maya was three years old and was the result of her parents' divorce. Bailey, Maya's younger brother, couldn't pronounce her name Marguerite, so he called her mine. Soon after reading a book about the Mayan Indians, Bailey began calling his sister Maya. While living in Arkansas, Maya faced racial discrimination every day, which at that time was legally enforced. Even though she grew up facing discrimination, Maya was able to maintain a deep religious faith. Maya's relationship with her grandmother, brother, and extended family was very strong and loving. They instilled values ​​and morals in her that helped shape her future and career. At age 8, while visiting her mother in Chicago, she was raped by her mother's boyfriend. Feeling ashamed of what happened; Maya only told Bailey what happened to her. After eventually... middle of paper... even though whites wanted to repress and enslave blacks, they could no longer. Whatever they did, or attempted to do, would not be able to break black pride and knowledge. For me the underlying premise is courage. You need to have courage and pride to overcome adversity and challenges. I thought the repetition of I get up at the end was said as a guarantee. Guarantee for you and for others, regardless of what you do. Bibliography: Works Cited Maya Angelou. (n.d.). BrainyQuote.com. Retrieved April 5, 2011, from BrainyQuote.com website: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/mayaangelo148652.htmlAcademy of Achievement (Maya Angelou biography). (n.d.). Retrieved April 5, 2011, from http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/ang0bio-1Angelou, M. (1969). I know why the caged bird sings. New York: Random House Publishing Group .